mainland
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Yu has put a poster in his shopfront, hoping to attract a Mandarin speaker living in the city who can entice buyers in mainland China to buy properties in Cambridge.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Hong Kong rose in early trade though mainland Chinese markets lagged, with Shanghai dipping, as caution over the domestic outlook could have tempered buying.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Officials previously attempted to move the carcass from the beach to the port of Grenaa on the Danish mainland, but this proved unsuccessful due to poor weather conditions.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
According to the researchers, the largest St Kilda wrens are more than twice the size of the smallest wrens found on mainland Great Britain.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Mr. Rice was furious, but we children figured that the mainland schools were too embarrassed to be beaten out by islanders and so made up a rule to save their faces.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing mainland
East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - Introductory
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